I journey to a City, Of glorious wealth untold;

With tow'ring walls of jasper, And street of purest gold,

The gates are all of pearl, Its foundation precious stones,

And from the throne of God, Living water freely flows.

Beside the crystal River, The Tree of Life e'er yields,

Abundant fruit in season; Its leaves the nations heal;

The curse and night dispelled, For the glorious God of love,

Shall be, with Christ the Lamb, The resplendent Light thereof.

No sin can ever enter, Temptation is unknown,

Death, sorrow, pain and crying, Shall never-more be found;

The former things of earth, Cannot cloud eternal Day,

When God, with tender hand, All our tears shall wipe away.

Twas not my own endeavor, Which set me on this way,

For I once walked unheeding, The coming Judgement Day,

But God in mercy called, And renewed my eyes to see,

The broad way of the world, Shall to sure destruction lead.

How righteous are His judgements, Unsearchable His ways,

For how one once unheeding, For mercy now did pray,

And God, Who hears the cry, Of a broken, contrite heart,

In grace forgave my sin, And wrought faith within my heart.

This world I have forsaken, Its passing wealth and fare,

In Heaven is my treasure, Which shall endure for e'er;

Tho' hope may seem to wane, And tho' faith but smold'ring be,

I shall by grace arrive, At that City which I seek.

Oh, joyful consummation, Oh, wond'rous, Holy sight,

My Savior's face beholding, In glorious jasper light,

There with the blood-washed throng, I will raise my thankful voice,

To Him Whose mercy found, Me writ in the book of Life.